Heavy Seas 23 Anniversary Ale – Triple IPA Slated for December Release

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45845861311_fd816b16c6_zHeavy Seas Beer (Baltimore, Maryland) has officially announced that it will begin the limited release of its 23 Anniversary Ale – Triple IPA in early December.

Dropping as the first Heavy Seas offering to be packaged in a 4-pack of 16 oz. cans with PSLs (pressure sensitive labels), 23 Anniversary Ale is a Triple India Pale Ale featuring an “enormous amount of Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic, and Cascade hops.”  With these hops employed in the boil, the hopback and in a triple dry-hop, this juicy Triple IPA is guaranteed to “absolutely destroy your palate with hop flavor.”

“A beast of a beer, the subtle hop aromas belie its depth and power,” says Heavy Seas Brewmaster, Christopher Leonard. “Over tones of berry and melon blend with some tropical fruit and white grape notes to intrigue without overpowering. A hint of cracker, candi sugar and toffee lead into brown sugar, pine and more tropical fruit flavors. A warming, semi-dry finish with lingering berry and citrus flavors, completes the 23 experience.”

23 Anniversary Ale – Triple IPA is scheduled to debut in the brewery’s Tap Room on December 7 when Heavy Seas hosts its 23rd Anniversary Party and will also enter distribution at or around that date.  You can expect to find this Limited Release offering available in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-friendly establishments located in the following states: Maryland, Florida, Washington, DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Ohio, and North Carolina.  Prost!

Vital Information for 23 Anniversary Ale – Triple IPA from Heavy Seas Beer

Release – Limited; December 7, 2018
Style – Triple India Pale Ale
ABV – 11.5%
IBUs – 85
Hops – Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic & Cascade
Malts – 2-Row, Munich & Caramalt
Fun Fact – “The 23 label artwork was designed by local Baltimore artist, Owen Murphy of One Drop Design Studio.”
Availability – 4-packs of 16 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – Maryland, Florida, Washington, DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Ohio & North Carolina

 

Azacca IPA Makes Seasonal Return for Founders Brewing Co.

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azacca_ipa_fw_canFounders Brewing Co. (Grand Rapids, Michigan) has officially announced the return of one its seasonal favorites, Azacca IPA.

Meant to celebrate “the versatility of a single-hop in an American-style IPA”, Azacca IPA is Founders Brewing Co.’s liquid love letter to Azacca hops – “named after the Haitian god of agriculture” – that were sourced from Yakima-based Roy Farms.  These featured hops supply the beer with “an intense tropical aroma with hints of citrus and mango” while “a touch of caramel malt gives a sweet backbone to support [that] righteous fruit character.”  Azacca IPA comes in at 7% ABV and 70 IBUs.

Azacca IPA is rolling out now and will be available through March 2019.  You can expect to find this Seasonal offering available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans (suggested retail price of $8.99), 15-packs of 12 oz. cans (suggested retail price of $17.99), and on draft at craft beer establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Michigan and throughout the rest of Founders Brewing Co.’s distribution territory.  Prost!

Vital Information for Azacca IPA from Founders Brewing Co.

Release – Seasonal, November 2018 – March 2019
Style – American India Pale Ale
ABV – 7%
IBUs – 70
Featured Hops – Azacca
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. cans, 15-packs of 12 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://foundersbrewing.com/beer/find-our-beer/

Cascade Brewing Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Release of Bourbonic Plague

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cascadenewlogoOn Friday, December 7, Cascade Brewing (Portland, Oregon) will host a 20th Anniversary Celebration that will feature the very special release of Bourbonic Plague (2016).

To commemorate a milestone anniversary that marks two decades of brewing incredible Northwest Sour Ales, Cascade Brewing will throw a 20-Year Celebration on Friday, December 7, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Lodge at Cascade Brewing (located at 7424 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy | Portland, Oregon). This event will feature “raffles, games, cupcakes, brewery tours, a birthday toast, and select menu items from the brewery’s 1998 menu.” Guests in attendance will also have the opportunity to “chat with [Art Larrance, founder of Cascade Brewing,] and Cascade’s brewing team.”

This event will also act as the exclusive bottle and draft release for Cascade’s Bourbonic Plague (2016). This highly-coveted, fan favorite offering is “a blend of sour imperial porters aged in bourbon and wine barrels for up to two years with dates, cinnamon, vanilla and orange peel.”  This release will mark “the first time in seven years Cascade has bottled Bourbonic Plague, and each [750ml bottle] will be individually numbered in this extremely limited project.”

In addition to the 20-Year Celebration at The Lodge at Cascade Brewing, Bourbonic Plague will also be released in 750ml bottles and on draft at “Cascade’s Eastside location, The Cascade Brewing Barrel House, starting Dec. 10. [Bourbonic Plague] will only be available at Cascade’s two Portland area pubs and will not be made available via distribution.” Prost!

Vital Information for Bourbonic Plague from Cascade Brewing

Release – Limited; December 7 & 10, 2018
Style – American Sour Ale/Imperial Porter
ABV – 10.5%
Treatment – “A blend of sour imperial porters aged in bourbon and wine barrels for up to two years with dates, cinnamon, vanilla and orange peel”
Fun Fact – “The original Bourbonic Plague won Cascade its first gold medal at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival in the wood- and barrel-aged sour beer category.”
Availability – 750ml bottles & draft
Distribution – None; only available in Cascade Brewing’s two Portland area pub locations

Table Beer Makes Limited Time Return for Creature Comforts Brewing Co.

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creaturecomfortslogoCreature Comforts Brewing Co. (Athens, Georgia) has officially announced that Table Beer will return in November to serve as the brewery’s Fall Limited Release.

Crafted to be a “beer that best complements enjoyment with food and friends”, Table Beer is a “refreshing, versatile, and approachable” Belgian-style Blonde Ale that is “highly carbonated with an invigorating minerality.”  Hop forward in nature, this beer possesses an “earthy, floral, and soft citrus hop character . . . balanced by complex Belgian yeast flavors and subtle bitterness on the finish.”  The recipe is rounded off with “rustic grains and flaked oats” to give Table Beer “a nice grain flavor and firm mouthfeel.”

“Table Beer is really designed for enjoyment with food and with friends,” said CEO Chris Herron. “In an effort to make a beer that would go great with food and be something that is really easily enjoyable, we worked with a variety of different chefs – both locally here in Athens as well as in the Atlanta market – that helped define what this beer would taste like.”

Table Beer releases in mid-November and will stick around for a limited time.  You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-friendly establishments located in Athens and Atlanta, Georgia.  Prost!

Vital Information for Table Beer from Creature Comforts Brewing Co.

Release – Limited, mid-November 2018
Style – Belgian-style Blonde Ale
ABV – 4.2%
Featured Hops – Sterling, Saphir, Lemondrop & Cascade
Fun Fact – On the label artwork: “The beer’s name encompasses the style of the beer and ties into the inspiration and intent of the brew. In a continued effort to support local artists, Creature Comforts worked with Athens artist Bryn Rouse to design the can artwork.” 
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – Athens & Atlanta, Georgia

Proof Brewing & First Magnitude Brewing Collaborate on Win Win Double New England Style IPA

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ProofFirstMagProof Brewing Co. (Tallahassee, Florida) has announced that it will properly recognize the upcoming rivalry game between the University of Florida and Florida State University with the release of Win Win Double New England-style IPA, a special collaboration with their friends at First Magnitude Brewing Company (Gainesville, Florida), on Saturday, November 17 at noon.

Always happy to jump at the opportunity to support their hometown teams and talk a little (friendly) trash to the opposition, the crews at Proof Brewing Co. and First Magnitude Brewing Company have come together once again to brew a Win Win collaboration beer.  For this year’s release, the two breweries decided to whip up a Double New England-style India Pale Ale brewed with Galaxy, Zythos, and Grungesist hops.  Absolutely “exploding with hazy, juicy, tropical fruity character”, Win Win 2018 is definitely “something fans of both teams can get behind!”

Win Win Double New England-style IPA will officially release in Proof Brewing Co.’s tasting room on Saturday, November 17 at noon.  This Limited Edition release will be available in 4-packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft.  Supplies are incredibly limited, and limits will be set at the door at the time of release.  Prost!

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Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Releases IPA for the Holidays Variety 12-Pack

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ipas-for-the-holidays-20Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, Delaware) has officially announced that it will bring “joy to world” with the early November release of its IPA for the Holidays Variety Pack.

Assembled to be the holiday-themed 12-pack that “has all of your festive beer needs covered”, IPA for the Holidays contains “4 varieties of IPA goodness in one special box . . ., including an homage to ‘reds and whites’ for the vino lovers in the bunch.” For the red wine fans out there, Sixty One is a “beer-wine mashup” that marries “two Dogfish Head innovations – beer-wine hybrids featuring Syrah grape must and continually hopped IPAs.” For those that prefer white wines, Viniferous IPA is a “beer-wine hybrid . . . fermented with Riesling & Viognier grape must and hopped with Hallertau Blanc, Huell Melon and El Dorado to match the dry, fruity complexity of a Riesling with the hoppiness of an IPA.”  Sixty One and Viniferous IPA are available exclusively in the IPA for the Holidays Variety Pack alongside two Dogfish Head Year-Round favorites, 60 Minute IPA and 90 Minute IPA.

For more information on all four beers included in the IPA for the Holidays Variety Pack, here are the descriptions that the brewery provided for each beer in its press release:

  • 60 Minute IPA – A continually hopped super-fantastic East Coast IPA brewed with a slew of great Northwest hops for a powerful, but balanced, citrusy hop character.  ABV – 6%  IBUs – 60
  • 90 Minute IPA – A continually hopped Imperial IPA whose powerful malt backbone stands up to the extreme hopping rate for a pungent, not crushing flavor.  ABV – 9%  IBUs – 90
  • Sixty One (available exclusively in the IPA for the Holidays Variety Pack) – A marriage of two Dogfish Head innovations: beer-wine hybrids and continually hopped IPAs. Dogfish took its best-selling 60 Minute and added Syrah grape must to create an IPA with equal parts fruity complexity and pungent hoppiness.  ABV – 6.5%  IBUs – 60
  • Viniferous IPA (available exclusively in the IPA for the Holidays Variety Pack) – Fermented with Riesling and Viognier grape must and hopped with Hallertau Blanc, Huell Melon and El Dorado to match the dry, fruity complexity of a Riesling with the hoppiness of an IPA.  ABV – 6%  IBUs – 50

Each IPA for the Holidays Variety 12-Pack contains three 12 oz. bottles of each of the four beers listed above.   The IPA for the Holidays Variety Pack also “features a special gift tag that can be personalized”, making it “a great gift for holiday parties.”

“We’ve been experimenting with continual hopping and inventive beer-wine hybrid concoctions since we first opened our doors twenty-three years ago at our brewpub in Rehoboth,” said Sam Calagione, founder and CEO of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. “From angling a vibrating football game over a 5-barrel kettle with a bucket of pelletized hops hanging over it – which brought us 90 Minute Imperial IPA and paved the way for 60 Minute and 120 Minute IPA – to blending grape juice and must in the brewing process with beers like Midas Touch, Noble Rot and Red & White; we take great pride in pushing the boundaries of experimentation in brewing at Dogfish and are excited to move ahead into 2019 and beyond as we continue to stoke the flames of creativity in craft beer.”

The IPA for the Holidays Variety Pack will release in early November 2018 and hang around as long as supplies last.  You can expect to find this variety 12-pack at select craft beer-focused retailers located in Alabama, Florida, Delaware and throughout the rest of Dogfish Head’s distribution footprint.  Prost!

 

 

 

 

Hi-Wire Brewing Introduces Gimme the Brut DIPA

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Hi-Wire-BrewingHi-Wire Brewing (Asheville, North Carolina) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Gimme the Brut Double IPA on Friday, November 9.

Arriving as another example of Hi-Wire Brewing’s continued efforts to “to push the boundaries of the India Pale Ale style”, Gimme the Brut is a Brut Double India Pale Ale “that pushes the limits of how dry a hoppy beer can be. Super spritzy with a champagne-like body, this experimental IPA is sweet and fruity with notes of white grape and an extremely low bitterness at 20 IBUs.”

Gimme the Brut officially enters distribution on November 9 and will hang around as long as supplies last.  You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans at select craft beer establishments located within Hi-Wire Brewing’s distribution footprint in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio. Prost!

Lagunitas Brewing Company Sends Sparkling Swan Out for a Limited Release

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Sparkling-Swan-Bottle-195x519-v2Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, California) has announced that Sparkling Swan, a Limited Release tart and bubbly grape ale, is hitting shelves now to serve as the brewery’s holiday-ish beer.

Inspired a bit by its much bigger sister, the infrequently released Dark Swan Sour Ale, Sparkling Swan is a highly-carbonated beer-wine hybrid “brewed with red wine grapes” that offers a “super bubbly” champagne-like experience, “but with a gentle kiss of hops and a light malt backbone like a beer.”  Coming in at an easy-drinking 6.5% ABV and 28 IBUs, the purple-hued Sparkling Swan is “perfect for any celebration” headed your way this holiday season.

Sparkling Swan Ale is rolling out now and scheduled to hang around through February 2019.  You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 12-packs of 12 oz. bottles at select craft beer retailers located in Alabama, Florida, California, Illinois, Washington and throughout the rest of Lagunitas Brewing Company’s distribution area.  Prost!

Vital Information for Sparkling Swan Ale from Lagunitas Brewing Company

Release – Limited, November 2018 – February 2019
Style – American Sour Ale
ABV – 6.5%
IBUs – 28
Added Ingredients – Red wine grapes
Availability – 12-packs of 12 oz. bottles
Beer Finder – https://lagunitas.com/beer-finder

Angry Chair Brewing Sets Date for 4th Anniversary Party

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AngryChairlogo2Angry Chair Brewing (Tampa, Florida) has officially announced that it will close its doors to the public on Saturday, December 8 so that it can celebrate its birthday with a ticketed 4 Year Anniversary Party that will take place in two sessions.

Another year has passed, and Angry Chair Brewing has come out the other side even stronger and more powerful.  The last 52 weeks have allowed the brewery’s spell to set further, enthralling craft beer fans in Tampa – and throughout the country/world – to the extent that they eagerly endure long lines and a lack of parking just for the chance to frenzy over the brewery’s latest, decadent treat.  This power is very real, intriguingly volatile and absolutely gravitational.

Realizing that this level of influence should be celebrated, Angry Chair will lure in 200 of its most dedicated supporters on December 8 so that they can all recognize the last four years of accomplishments by entering into a pact that can only be sealed in the darkest of pastry stouts.  Gaining entrance into the 4 Year Anniversary Party at Angry Chair Brewing will not be easy, but here is all the information that we can provide you so that you at least have a chance.

The Basics

What – Angry Chair Brewing’s 4 Year Anniversary Party
When – Saturday, December 8 – 1st Session: Noon to 3 p.m. | 2nd Session: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where – Angry Chair Brewing | 6401 N Florida Ave | Tampa, Florida

Ticket Info

Tickets are $40 each and include a bottle of Angry Chair’s Anniversary Grand Cru and a commemorative anniversary glass.

Ticket sales are CASH ONLY.

Tickets will be available for purchase on the following two dates:

  • Saturday, November 10 at Noon (100 tickets available -50 for the AM session & 50 for the PM session)
  • Saturday, November 24 at Noon (100 tickets available -50 for the AM session & 50 for the PM session)

Tickets can only be purchased in person on one of the two dates designated for ticket sales. There will be NO ONLINE SALES.  Each person is allowed to purchase TWO tickets – One for yourself and one for a plus one.  The brewery will need the name of your plus one at the time of purchase and their name must match their ID on the day of the event. Tickets are NON-TRANSFERRABLE, and no changes will be made once the sale is final.

The Draft List

The folks at Angry Chair are still compiling the final tap list for the 4th Anniversary Party, but here is what they have come up with so far:

  • Barrel-aged Fionn | Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Porter with Lactose, Hazelnuts & Coffee
  • Barrel-aged No Promises | Bourbon Barrel-aged Dessert Ale with Coconut & Vanilla Beans
  • Barrel-aged Fudge Bucket | Barrel-aged Sweet Stout Loaded with Fudge
  • Barrel-aged Imperial Awakening | Barrel-aged Sweet Stout with Coffee, Vanilla Beans, Cinnamon & Lactose
  • Barrel-aged French Toast | Barrel-aged Imperial Porter with Lactose, Cinnamon, Vanilla Beans & Maple
  • Barrel-aged Rocky Road | Barrel-aged Imperial Sweet Stout with Lactose, Cacao, Vanilla Beans & Walnuts
  • Barrel-aged Imperial German Chocolate Cupcake Stout | Bourbon Barrel-aged Sweet Stout with Cacao, Vanilla Beans & Coconut
  • Imperial German Chocolate Cupcake Stout | Sweet Stout with Cacao, Vanilla Beans & Coconut
  • Burkitshi (collaboration with Horus Aged Ales)| Imperial Sweet Stout with Cacao, Japanese Sea Salt & Toasted Coconut 
  • Sloth Loves Coffee | Imperial Sweet Stout with Lactose, Cacao, Vanilla Beans, Walnuts & Coffee
  • Wilfred | Sweet Stout with Cacao, Vanilla Beans, Coconut & Maple
  • Purple Puffs | Berliner Weisse with Blackberries, Black Currants & Marshmallows
  • Rocky Road | Imperial Sweet Stout with Lactose, Cacao, Vanilla Beans & Walnuts
  • Coconut Fionn | Imperial Porter with Lactose, Hazelnuts, Coffee & Coconut
  • Unrepentant Transgression | Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Sweet Stout with Cacao, Cinnamon, Toasted Walnuts & Vanilla Beans

Other Useful Info

  • Mouthhole BBQ and Create Bakery & Gifts will be on-site for both sessions to cover any grubbin’ needs you may encounter during the party
  • Parking is extremely limited and Angry Chair asks that you please be mindful of the situation.  It is highly encouraged that you carpool, Uber/Lyft, grab a taxi, or have a designated driver drop you off/pick you up.
  • If you decide to drive, make sure that you follow the parking map and are respectful of the brewery’s neighbors (both business and residential).  Also, be aware of the fact that the brewery will need these parking spaces open for the second session as well, so please do not leave your car after the first session of the party.
  • Angry Chair will be closed to the public all day on Saturday, December 8.  The only way in is during one of the timed sessions and with a ticket.

Alright, that should just about cover all the information that is currently available for the 4 Year Anniversary Party at Angry Chair. We will update this post with any and all additional info as it surfaces, so make sure you check back often. Beyond that, all you have to do is get in line for tickets, hope for the best (because this thing will sell out quickly), and fully embrace the dark art of the pastry stout on December 8 as you celebrate four amazing years with Angry Chair Brewing.  Prost!

Cascade Brewing Revives Cuvée du Jongleur

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The label artwork for Cuvée du Jongleur when it was originally released in 2008.

Cascade Brewing (Portland, Oregon) has officially announced that it will release Cuvée du Jongleur (2017) for the first in a decade on November 9.

Originally released in 2008, Cuvée du Jongleur – or “Blend of the Juggler” – is a blended American Sour Ale comprised of “select red, triple and quad sour ales aged in oak barrels for up to three years.”  This latest version of Cuvée du Jongleur – the 2017 project – “pays homage to the original blend, juggling a variety of base beers that offer clean and complex flavors through the lactic fermentation process that has come to define Cascade’s Northwest sour ales.”  Cuvée du Jongleur (2017) comes in at 9.4% ABV.

“When it was originally released, Cuvée du Jongleur was only to be sold in our own brewpub, but since then, it’s become one of the biggest ‘white whales’ in Cascade Brewing’s history,” explained Tim Larrance, Cascade Brewing Vice President. “It was never meant for a national release yet has been sold and traded amongst beer collectors worldwide. We’re excited to make it available once again.”

This batch of Cuvée du Jongleur will officially debut in both of Cascade Brewing’s Portland pubs – the Cascade Brewing Barrel House and The Lodge at Cascade Brewing – on November 9 and enter distribution at or around that date.  You can expect to find this Tier One offering available in 500ml bottles and on draft at select craft beer-friendly establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Oregon and throughout the rest of Cascade Brewing’s nationwide/worldwide distribution network.  Prost!

Vital Information for Cuvée du Jongleur (2017) from Cascade Brewing

Release – Limited/Tier One; November 9, 2008
Style – American Sour Ale
ABV – 9.4%
Treatment – A blend of select red, triple & quad sour ales aged in oak barrels for up to three years
Fun Fact – On the label artwork: “The original label, which featured a whimsical juggler, has been updated but still maintains the red and black checker pattern that defined the original release.”
Availability – 500ml bottles & draft

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